THE PERFORMENCE

REFLECTION ON previous love

THE PERFORMANCE

A great performance
You commanded the stage
Such realism
Such conviction
It left me spellbound
Your words and gestures
Awaken my soul
Stroked every emotion
Making me believe
The performance
Was just for me
Then the curtain fell
Leaving me wanting more
As the usher showed me to the door
I ask her
Can I buy a ticket,
To see the show once more?
She laughed and said,
Sure, but you’ll be sitting alone.
For the great Madame.
Has taken her show on the road.
It was raining outside,
I looked for your face in the program,
But I couldn’t see through the droplets,
Of my tears and the falling rain.
But neither one washed away my pain
For I missed you
I finally,
Found your picture in the program.
But beneath it said,
Actress unknown.
Then the program took wings,
I watched it soar into the sky,
Through misty eyes.
You gave me a final encore.
What a price to pay,
My heart and soul,
For a fictional play.